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On Friday, Richard Fitts, RHP (Helena, Alabama) committed to the 2018 class. On PerfectGame, listed as 6-3, 185 pounds. Missed last season due to arm injury, but expected to play his senior season. Below is some of his stuff. Looks like some nice 2-seam action at 86-87mph, slider around 78mph, and a 71 mph curve ball as of July 2016. War Eagle!

Any word on what the arm injury was? I don't see anything from the usual sources. If the video is from EC Sox in 2016 that's 87 mph as a 16U. Pretty strong, but if he was throwing a true slider at the time, that would probably explain the injury (UCL).